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Hollywood began to take interest in Elmore Leonard, who died Tuesday, nearly 60 years ago. But back then he wasn't writing the crime novels he became famous for; he focused on western short stories and novels. Here's a look at some of his earliest adaptations and screenplays: "Moment of Vengeance": His western short story of the same name was adapted in 1956 for the CBS anthology series "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" and starred Ward Bond, Gene Nelson and Angie Dickinson. PHOTOS: Elmore Leonard | Career in pictures "3:10 to Yuma": Delmer Daves directed this gritty 1957 western drama starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin that was based on...

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Hollywood began to take interest in Elmore Leonard, who died Tuesday, nearly 60 years ago. But back then he wasn't writing the crime novels he became famous for; he focused on western short stories and novels.
Here's a look at some of his earliest...

Hollywood always loved Elmore Leonard. The prolific novelist-screenwriter, who died Tuesday at age 87, didn't always return the affection.
Over the course of Leonard's six-decade do-si-do with the entertainment industry, his plain-spoken prose provided...

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